netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/6] cxgb4: Add register, message, and FW definitions

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Message-ID: <20100330140928.3a9c3f34@nehalam>
Date:	Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:09:28 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Dimitris Michailidis <dm@...lsio.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] cxgb4: Add register, message, and FW definitions

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:52:17 -0800
Dimitris Michailidis <dm@...lsio.com> wrote:

> +union opcode_tid {
> +	__be32 opcode_tid;
> +	__u8 opcode;
> +};
> +

The intent of the __types like __u8 etc are that these types
should only be used by structures that are part in some way of
a kernel to userspace API. Any structures which are only used
in the kernel should just use the regular type (ie u8).

I say intent because many places do not follow this practice.

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